Across
- 2. Cold air mass takes over a warm air mass
- 4. More than 5 consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 degrees(f) above average
- 7. Smallest, most violent, and shortest lived severe storm
- 9. Seasonal change in direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region
- 10. Large snowstorm with high winds
- 11. Fast moving cold front overtakes a warm front
- 12. High pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise or counter clockwise position
- 13. A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture are similar
- 15. Less dense warm air rises over cool air
Down
- 1. An area of low pressure characterized by rotating wind that moves toward the rising air of the central low pressure region that occur in the S. Pacific and Indian Ocean
- 3. Accompanied by rain, thunder, lightening, and strong winds
- 5. 2 air masses meet, the cold air moves parallel to the front and neither air mass is displaced
- 6. A huge spark that travels within the cloud or between the cloud and the ground to equalize electrical charges
- 8. Tropical storm with strong wind speeds
- 14. When an area doesn't get much precipitation for an extended period of time